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NEW YORK – November 27, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a pair of “alternate” bouts for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the year – the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man Mixed Martial Arts (एमएमए) tournament that will award its featherweight (145 पाउंड) winner of three consecutive bouts a $100,000 grand prize at Save Mart Center in Fresno, खलीफा. शुक्रवार को, दिसम्बर. 7.
The second annual “COPA COMBATE” tournament airs live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 बजे. ईटी / 7 बजे. पं), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 बजे. ईटी / पीटी) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 बजे. और / ९ पी.एम.. पं), and marks the first time in history that California State will sanction a one-night, eight-man MMA tournament.
In one of two tournament alternate bouts announced today, Michael Irizarry (9-2) सैन जुआन के, Puerto Rico will take on Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-5) of San Luis Rio Colorado, सोनोरा, मेक्सिको, and in the second alternate bout, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1) लास वेगास की, Nev।, USA will face off with” Ruthless” Rudy Morales (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Should any of the winners of the four quarterfinal stage tournament bouts be unable to re-enter La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, for his semifinal stage bout due to injury sustained in quarterfinal stage action, one of the two tournament alternate bout winners will replace the injured competitor in the semifinal stage of the tournament.
Also announced today was a featured women’s strawweight (115 पाउंड) contest between unbeaten Maria Buzaglo (1-0) of Lima, Peru and relentless battler Corina Herrera (3-4-1) of Porterville, खलीफा।, अमेरीका.
The “COPA COMBATE” tournament field features eight previously announced fighters, representing eight different countries: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(15-2) of Roswell, N.M., अमेरीका; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, मेक्सिको; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 नेकां) of Montevideo, उरुग्वे; व Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, स्पेन; Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) ब्यूनस आयर्स, अर्जेंटीना; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, चिली; अपराजित John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, कोलम्बिया; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 नेकां) of Lima, पेरू.
The tournament brackets and quarterfinal stage tournament matchups will be announced this week.
In “COPA COMBATE” preliminary bout action announced today, local police officer Evan “Pitbull” Solorio (3-2) of Fresno will face off with Jimmy “Mamba” Molina (0-0) Spokane के, धो।, USA in a welterweight (170 पाउंड) प्रतियोगिता.
In a battle of two professional debut competitors, Albert Gonzales (0-0) of Fresno will collide with James Porter (0-0) फ्रेस्नो की.
से कीमत $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.
Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 बजे. PT on December 7, और पहली बार प्रारंभिक मुक्केबाज़ी में शुरू हो जाएगा 6 बजे.
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